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Review
. 2022 Mar;51(1):119-125.
doi: 10.1111/vcp.13059. Epub 2022 Feb 27.

Complete blood count and biochemistry reference intervals for healthy adult sheep in the northeastern United States

Elisha A Frye  1 , Erica L Behling-Kelly  1 , Manigandan Lejuene  1 , Julie L Webb  1
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Review

Complete blood count and biochemistry reference intervals for healthy adult sheep in the northeastern United States

Elisha A Frye et al. Vet Clin Pathol. 2022 Mar.

Abstract

Background: Reference intervals (RIs) for routine clinicopathologic data in sheep are sparse. The authors sought to establish hematologic and biochemical RIs from a varied ovine population to improve data interpretation for small ruminant veterinarians.

Objectives: The goal of this study was to establish ovine CBC and biochemistry reference intervals by sampling 120 healthy adult sheep, both male and female, from a variety of breeds, located in the Northeastern United States.

Methods: One hundred and eighteen sheep were included in the CBC RI and 121 sheep were included in the biochemistry panel RI.

Results: RIs for 42 CBC and biochemistry analytes were established in accordance with the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines.

Conclusions: These RIs are provided to assist small ruminant veterinarians with the interpretation of CBC and biochemistry panel results in sheep.

Keywords: clinical chemistry; domestic; hematology; ovine; small ruminants.

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